Quotes by Pete Wentz

“It was just the last straw for me. They are a multi-platinum band. Whats the point of going after us?”

“Thats just a decision that I made and some friends of mine thought was a good idea and some people within the band thought was a good idea, ... Thats why Japan was canceled.”

“On this last tour we set it up like a play: We did act one and act two with an intermission and costume change, and thats hilarious cause we just exaggerated everything everyone would ever say about a band like us. And I think that well try to do something different on the next tour, step it up.”

“[And Fall Out Boy isnt the notoriously feuding Guns N Roses.] Were best friends, ... And thats whats most important. They know a healthy Pete is good for Fall Out Boy.”

“I want people to know that who you are in highschool, isnt gonna be who you are for the of your life. We were all geeks in high shool, and now look at us, now were on TR *#@#$* L ! YEAH!”

“They relate kind of in our own heads, ... Theyre always like nostalgia or inside jokes. They have a connection to us, but the connection isnt always obvious. As were making the songs, somehow along the process, they tie back to our brain, and they read simply like the Bible or Aesops Fables to us.”

“The past five months have been really crazy for us, ... Its kind of cool because were hidden on a bus in, like, Omaha, Nebraska, or wherever, so weve never actually seen our video on MTV. So its kind of bizarre to think that it gets played on MTV and is on TRL all the time.”

“[Fall Out Boys Pete Wentz said part of his bands enthusiasm for the project came from being able to teach a new generation about punk heroes like the band they covered, New Yorks legendary Gorilla Biscuits.] Its a band that we grew up on and thought was really cool, ... Its definitely influenced Fall Out Boy, so its definitely cool to be a stepping stone for that band for people to check them out.”

“Fall Out Boy is very healthy right now,”

“Of course, we havent spoke to anybody at Island Records about this yet -- but you should go ahead and print this, because itll just make them sweat.”

“Its a band that we grew up on and thought was really cool. Its definitely influenced Fall Out Boy, so its definitely cool to be a stepping stone for that band for people to check them out.”

“to go down in the annals of history for that. But I dont want to live in that rut forever.”

“[Looking back on what he likes to think of now as his] whine-tasting ... Its a really limited perspective, but I remember at the time it was very, very cathartic. When somebody hangs up on the phone when youre 2,000 miles away from them, you have no recourse. The only reaction there is, is a pen. Theres nothing else that you can do.”

“We sent him demos and were just waiting to hear from him. And I would imagine that a guy like that, like I get four demos a day, I can imagine he gets like 4 million a day. So I guess were just gonna kind of wait and hear. But its definitely on our wish list.”

“Sometimes, Ill be walking down the street, and people will be like, Youre the guy from the antlers video! And you cant go certain places. We have two buses now. Jay-Z has called me on the phone. But a lot of things probably will never change - like our friendships and our working relationships. As far as me and Patrick [Stump, the singer] and all of Fall Out Boy, its in a vacuum.”

“Gay is not a synonym for shitty or bad. If you want to say somethings shitty; then just say its shitty or bad and stop being such a homophobic asshole.”

“Gay is not another word for shitty; if you want to call the band shitty, then say theyre shitty. Dont call them gay, because GAY is NOT another word for shitty..... you homophobic assholes.”

“I write the lyrics. Patrick writes the music. We are in love and live in a castle in the sky. Our next door neighbors are carebears. Grumpy bear has a Baditude, but I still heart him. I hope your life is as magical as ours is.”

“Emo is over, you can all go home now.”

Everyones greatest fantasy is to walk away from the life (they think)you lead